Group Overview

About DNY Cross Border Group

A Sydney-headquartered technology group that grew from cross-border trade into building trusted, open AI and physical intelligence infrastructure for Australian industry, and commercialises it through focused ventures.

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Our Story

From cross-border trade to trusted AI

DNY began in cross-border trade and supply chain: moving products, documents and data between Australia and international markets. That work showed us where industry breaks down: product data that cannot be verified, documents that cannot be traced, and systems that cannot talk to each other.

AI makes those gaps more expensive, not less. A model is only as reliable as the data and permissions behind it, and once AI starts driving drones, robots and warehouses, every action needs to be accountable.

So the group now builds trusted, open AI infrastructure and connects it to the physical economy. Our cross-border roots remain in the portfolio: trade services, building supply and logistics are where we apply the infrastructure first.

How the Group Is Organised

A holding group with shared infrastructure

What makes every layer verifiable

Trusted Data, Identity & Verification Foundation

A Trusted Data Space with provenance, permissions, versioning, identity and audit, so that data, models, devices and decisions can be traced and verified.

Digital intelligence infrastructure

Trusted & Open AI Infrastructure

Open models, AI agents, APIs and private or hybrid deployment, multi-model, multi-cloud and licence-aware, operated as an accountable Australian service.

Connecting AI to the physical world

Open Physical SI Layer

The unified connection layer between trusted AI and real devices: drones, robots, edge systems, vision and sensor networks, vendor-neutral and auditable.

Talent, nodes and industry delivery

OPC + FDE Network

Hubs and members, one-person companies and FDEs, matched to real demand and delivering remotely, with DNY as the local partner.

Independent ventures and industry projects

Applied Ventures & Industry Solutions

Ten focused ventures, from drones and robotics to trade, building materials, EV accessories , each with its own customers and business model, built on shared group infrastructure.

New independent ventures can be added without redesigning the group. See the group structure.

Principles

How we build

Principle

Australian-led

Governance, data rules, standards and industry application grounded in Australian law and market needs.

Principle

Open by default

Open to quality models, hardware and research from anywhere, never dependent on one supplier or country.

Principle

Trust first

Data sources, permissions and AI actions are recorded so they can be verified later.

Principle

Industry first

We start from real industry workflows with clear data foundations and practical value.

Principle

Shared infrastructure

Ventures reuse one foundation instead of each rebuilding data, identity and audit.

Principle

Clear IP

Each party keeps existing IP; new data and joint work are assigned by specific agreement.

Australia & Global

Led from Sydney, connected to the world

DNY is headquartered in Barangaroo, Sydney. The OPC + FDE network starts in Sydney, with Auckland as the next node for New Zealand.

Technology, models and hardware are selected on a global, multi-origin basis. Australia works as a gateway in both directions: a structured route for suitable international technology into Australian industry, and a platform for Australian capability to reach global markets.

OPC + FDE network

Policy alignment

Australia’s National AI Plan focuses on domestic capability, smart infrastructure, adoption, responsible practice and international engagement, with the National AI Centre supporting practical industry adoption. DNY’s focus on trusted, deployable AI in the physical economy is consistent with that direction.

Source: Australian Department of Industry, Science and Resources / National AI Centre, 2025–2026.

FAQ

About DNY: common questions

What is DNY Cross Border Group?

DNY Cross Border Group is a Sydney-headquartered technology group that grew from cross-border trade into building trusted, open AI and physical intelligence infrastructure for Australian industry, commercialised through ten focused ventures.

Why is the group called "Cross Border"?

DNY began in cross-border trade and supply chain between Australia and international markets. That experience, with product data, documents and systems that could not be verified or connected, is why the group now builds trusted AI infrastructure. Cross-border trade remains one of the industries where it is applied.

Is DNY a single AI platform or a group?

A group. DNY builds shared infrastructure (trusted, open AI and Physical Super Intelligence), delivers it through the OPC + FDE network, and commercialises it through ten focused ventures that each have their own customers and business model.

Does DNY train its own foundation model?

No. DNY works at the commercialisation layer: selecting, evaluating, integrating, governing and operating suitable open and open-weight models, rather than competing to train a frontier model.

What do the project status labels mean?

Operating means live with customers; In Development means being designed, built or validated; Proposed means a defined concept awaiting partners, approvals or funding; Research means exploratory; Partnership Opportunity means open to a partner to lead or co-develop.

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